Chickpea Characterization

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The characterization of germplasm is essential for its effective use in crop improvement. Phenotypic characterization involves recording traits that are highly heritable, easily observable, and consistently expressed across different environments. The ICRISAT germplasm accessions are characterized at the Patancheru location in India (Latitude: 17.51° N, Longitude: 78.27° E, Altitude: 545 m). The descriptors developed for characterization and preliminary evaluation are followed for each crop assessed. Detailed crop-specific characterization information can be found in the ICRISAT Genebank Technical Manual manual.

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Crop name
chickpea
Number of accessions
20,504
Number of traits
21
Start of evaluation
September 1 1973
End of evaluation
2023
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Dataset creators

Data manager
Dr. Kuldeep Singh ICRISAT
Data digitizer
Anilkumar Kanchanapally ICRISAT
Data curator
Senthil Ramachandran ICRISAT
Data collector
Ganesh Pawar ICRISAT

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Data and resources

Dataset file

Chickpea Characterization_12122024.xlsx

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MCPD passport data

MCPD - aca2c78b-b61e-423f-a11b-89c78e5030ee.xlsx

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Data provider contact information

Address
Hyderabad, India

Other Metadata

Date of dataset
September 1 1973
Related resources

https://genebank.icrisat.org/IND/Char_Chickpea?Crop=Chickpea

Metadata create date
12 December 2024
Metadata updated date
13 January 2025
Published in Genesys
13 January 2025
Locations
Location
Patancheru, Telangana, India
Date of evaluation
September 1 1973 2023
Description

The characterization of germplasm is essential for its effective use in crop improvement. Phenotypic characterization involves recording traits that are highly heritable, easily observable, and consistently expressed across different environments. The ICRISAT germplasm accessions are characterized at the Patancheru location in India (Latitude: 17.51° N, Longitude: 78.27° E, Altitude: 545 m). The descriptors developed for characterization and preliminary evaluation are followed for each crop assessed. Detailed crop-specific characterization information can be found in the ICRISAT Genebank Technical Manual manual.

ISO3 country code
IND
Traits observed

Mean canopy height of five representative plants, measured from soil surface at the time of flower ending.

Mean canopy spread of five representative plants, measured at the time of flower ending.

Presence of anthocyanin pigment in plant parts

Angle of primary branches, recorded at mid-pod filling stage.

Number of branches emerging from the axils on the lower half of the main stem, average of five representative plants from each accession recorded at the time of harvest.

Average number of apical primary branches of 5 representative plants.

Average number of apical secondary branches of 5 representative plants.

Average number of tertiary branches of 5 representative plants.

Average number of basal primary branches of 5 representative plants.

Number of days from sowing or first irrigation to the stage when 50% of plants in a plot have begun flowering.

Number of days between 50% flowering and end of flowering in 50% plants of a plot.

Color of standard petal recorded at 50% flowering

Number of days from sowing or first irrigation to the stage when 90% of pods have matured or turned yellow.

Average number of pods of five representative plants

Average of 10 pods each from 5 representative plants.

Color of mature seeds stored no longer than 5 months.

Presence or absence of minute black dots on the seed coat recorded.

Shape of mature seeds

Seed surface observed from dry mature seed recorded

Weight of 100 seeds recorded in grams at 10% moisture content using a digital balance.

The percentage of crude protein estimated in the freshly harvested seeds using dye- a binding method or automatic protein analyser.

Accessions

List of accessions included in the dataset

1. ICC 1Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 1 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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2. ICC 2Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 2 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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3. ICC 3Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 3 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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4. ICC 4Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 4 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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5. ICC 5Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 5 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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6. ICC 6Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 6 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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7. ICC 7Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 7 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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8. ICC 8Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 8 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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9. ICC 9Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 9 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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10. ICC 10Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 10 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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11. ICC 11Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 11 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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12. ICC 12Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 12 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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13. ICC 13Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 13 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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14. ICC 14Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 14 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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15. ICC 15Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 15 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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16. ICC 16Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 16 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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17. ICC 17Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 17 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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18. ICC 18Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 18 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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19. ICC 19Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 19 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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20. ICC 20Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 20 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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21. ICC 21Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 21 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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22. ICC 22Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 22 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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23. ICC 23Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 23 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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24. ICC 24Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 24 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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25. ICC 25Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 25 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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26. ICC 26Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 26 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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27. ICC 27Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 27 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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28. ICC 28Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 28 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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29. ICC 29Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 29 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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30. ICC 30Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 30 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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31. ICC 31Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 31 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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32. ICC 32Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 32 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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33. ICC 33Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 33 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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34. ICC 34Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 34 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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35. ICC 35Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 35 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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36. ICC 36Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 36 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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37. ICC 37Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 37 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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38. ICC 38Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 38 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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39. ICC 39Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 39 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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40. ICC 40Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 40 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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41. ICC 41Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 41 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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42. ICC 42Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 42 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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43. ICC 43Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 43 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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44. ICC 44Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 44 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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45. ICC 45Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 45 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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46. ICC 46Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 46 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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47. ICC 47Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 47 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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48. ICC 48Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 48 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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49. ICC 49Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 49 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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50. ICC 50Cicer arietinum L. • ICC 50 • Traditional cultivar/LandraceIndia
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